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Change in CPVO fees regulation as of 1st April 2020

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLANT BREEDERS - In order to ease plant breeders’ financial planning for the year 2020, we would like to inform all applicants that a decision has been taken by the European Commission to update the CPVO fees regulation and th
25 November 2019
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Official Gazette 1.2020 and annex to the Annual Report 2019

The official Gazette of the CPVO 1.2020, the S2 Gazette and the annex to the Annual Report 2019 have been published and are available for free in electronic format only (PDF).

You may download both gazettes from the Gazette page , the annex to the Annual Report from the Annual Reports page .

A search tool is available to identify these modifications on the web site of the Office: S2 Gazette
17 February 2020
Brexit
Information on Brexit in relation to Plant Variety Rights

The CPVO has compiled Brexit related information relevant to our stakeholders:
20 January 2020
Video: introduction to the INVITE project

A new video introducing the INVITE project has been published today.

The video features François Laurens, Research Director at INRA & coordinator of the INVITE project, Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO, and Päivi Mannerkorpi, European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, who introduce the main objectives of the project. It was recorded at the kick-off meeting of the project last July in Angers.

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INVITE stands for "Innovation in variety testing" and is a 5-year European Union funded project under the...
15 January 2020

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Farm-Saved Seed Seminar, 4 March 2020 in Tartu, Estonia

On 4 March 2020 a seminar focusing on Farm-Saved Seed will take place in Tartu, Estonia. The seminar is organised by the CPVO in cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Rural Affairs and the Estonian Agricultural Board.

The main objective of the seminar is to enhance the understanding of farmers regarding the Farm-Saved Seed (FSS) system in Estonia and surrounding countries where breeders face challenges in collecting royalties on FSS from protected varieties. The seminar will focus on the situation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.

The CPVO considers it...
04 March 2020
Open days
Made in Angers 2020: open doors at the CPVO

In the framework of the " Made in Angers 2020 " activities organised by Angers Loire Valley, the CPVO will open its doors to the public everyday from 17 to 21 February 2020. A presentation of CPVO activities and a visit of the CPVO building will take place on these days at 14h30. Registration is necessary.
17 February 2020 to 21 February 2020

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Martin Ekvad
Aspects on Essentially Derived Varieties in the EU
18 February 2019
Martin Ekvad, Anne Weitz, Cécile Collonnier
Getting DUS and Performance Testing in Shape for Next Phase
08 February 2018
Martin EKVAD
The functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal
20 November 2017
Sergio Semon, Technical Expert
How the CPVO solved the controversy over mandatory disease resistance testing
22 September 2017
Anne Weitz, Technical Expert
The IMODDUS Working Group of CPVO
01 March 2017
Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO
Burden of proof in Nullity and Cancellation Proceedings before the CPVO

The CPVO is in the process of updating some of the content on its website in the light of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. If the site contains content that does not yet reflect the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, it is unintentional and will be corrected.

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Official Gazette 1.2020 and annex to the Annual Report 2019

Information on Brexit in relation to Plant Variety Rights

Video: introduction to the INVITE project

Farm-Saved Seed Seminar, 4 March 2020 in Tartu, Estonia

Made in Angers 2020: open doors at the CPVO

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Aspects on Essentially Derived Varieties in the EU

Getting DUS and Performance Testing in Shape for Next Phase

The functioning of the Community Plant Variety Office Board of Appeal

How the CPVO solved the controversy over mandatory disease resistance testing

The IMODDUS Working Group of CPVO

Burden of proof in Nullity and Cancellation Proceedings before the CPVO

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